{"product_id":"the-homelands-an-ocean-ranjit-hoskote-9780143460213","title":"The Homeland's an Ocean","description":"\u003cp\u003e 'Like the whirlpool, still center of a giddy circling, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e the homeland's an ocean that scatters us in all directions.' \u003cbr\u003e Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mir, one of the greatest Urdu poets, lived through extraordinarily turbulent times in a Delhi besieged by marauders, and in exile elsewhere in North India. By the time he died, aged eighty-seven, he had witnessed a long era of violence and chaos. Yet, through it all, he crafted the most exquisite poetry, shaping the Urdu language from the resources of Khari Boli, Persian and Brajbhasha. A thoughtful selection of 150 of his \u003ci\u003easha'ar\u003c\/i\u003e or couplets by Ranjit Hoskote, \u003ci\u003eThe Homeland's an Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a far more political Mir than we know, a many-sided poet of melancholia, irreverent humor, love and audacious social vision. Hoskote's fresh, contemporary translation brings Mir's poetry back to a world that needs such a passionately urgent voice. Framed by the translator's substantial introduction to Mir's life and his literary, linguistic and political contexts, this book invites readers to look through a unique eighteenth-century lens at our current crises of homeland, identity and belonging. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ranjit Hoskote, Mir Taqi Mir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143460218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143460213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Ranjit Hoskote","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526530781439,"sku":"9780143460213","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a27e1aa5-dae4-45d9-b7e4-d6f376b39710.jpg?v=1737556449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-homelands-an-ocean-ranjit-hoskote-9780143460213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}